The Sympathetic Character In John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men

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No I will not marry you, My ice cream dropped from my cone, My girl left me for a football player are examples of all the people that deserves sympathy. Sympathy is that feeling you get inside when you feel sorry for someone. Crooks is the most sympathetic characters in Of Mice and Men because he is treated badly because he is black. He has no one the ranch to relate too and he doesn’t have any friends. They call him the “nigger”. The boss, Curley, is not kind to Crooks. Whenever he sees him, he “Gives the stable buck hell” (19). Even though Crooks has a hard time, Candy still says he is a “nice fella” (20). Crooks loves to read and Candy says he “got books in his room,” (20) which is unusual for the uneducated working men. The reader even learns that Crooks “brang a gallon of whisky on Christmas” even though everyone dislike him. Another reason Crooks is a sympathetic character is because he is lonely. …show more content…

Crooks demand Lennie to get out because he’s not wanted. Lennie asked,”why ain’t you wanted” (68) Crooks replied, “can’t play because I’m black. They say I stink. Well, I tell you, all of you stink to me” (68). Crooks is very alone and all he does is read books. So when Lennie comes to Crooks house, Crooks scared Lennie away with the words he said. Crooks said,”I didn’t mean to scare you”,”I was just talkin’ about myself” (73). Crooks enjoy when Lennie comes over because,”he sits alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that” (73).Crooks is a really respectful guy that keeps to himself. He is lonely and most of the guys on the farm does not respect him because of his skin color. “ A guy needs somebody to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got

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